Sebou
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Oued Sebou سبو ⴰⵙⵉⴼ ⵏ ⵙⴱⵓ |
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| location |
 Morocco(northwest) |
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| River system | Sebou | |
| source | in the Middle Atlas 33 ° 20 ′ 26 ″ N , 4 ° 33 ′ 25 ″ W. |
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| muzzle | near Kénitra in the Atlantic Ocean Coordinates: 34 ° 15 ′ 47 " N , 6 ° 40 ′ 42" W 34 ° 15 ′ 47 " N , 6 ° 40 ′ 42" W |
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| Mouth height |
0 m
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| length | 450 km | |
| Catchment area | 40,000 km² | |
| Discharge at the Azib Soltane gauge (1309700) A Eo : 17,250 km² Location: 164 km above the mouth |
NNQ (min. Month Ø) MNQ 1959–1989 MQ 1959–1989 Mq 1959–1989 MHQ 1959–1989 HHQ (max. Month Ø) |
5 m³ / s 22.7 m³ / s 57 m³ / s 3.3 l / (s km²) 112 m³ / s 663 m³ / s |
| Drain |
MQ |
137 m³ / s |
| Right tributaries | Ouerrha , Inaouen | |
| Big cities | Fez , Kenitra | |
| Ports | Kenitra | |
| Navigable | Estuary | |
The approximately 460 km long Sebou ( Oued Sebou ; Arabic سبو, Tamazight : ⴰⵙⵉⴼ ⵏ ⵙⴱⵓ) is the river with the richest water in northwest Morocco .
etymology
The name Sebou is probably borrowed from the Berber language: Asbour means roughly "place of the swamps". Pliny calls him Subur .
geography
The headwaters of the Oued Sebou are located in the Middle Atlas . From there it flows - arid - north towards Fès and then west through the Gharb-Chrarda-Béni Hsen region , where it irrigates the fertile Gharb plain . It finally flows into the Atlantic to the west of the industrial port of Kénitra near Mehdia . The last 17 km of the river are navigable.
Rice and wheat as well as citrus fruits , grapes and olives are grown in the Gharb plain . Due to the discharge of domestic and industrial sewage, the Sebou is also one of the heavily polluted rivers in the region.
Hydrometry
The flow rate of the river was measured for 30 years (1959–1989) at the Azib Soltane gauge, 164 km above the mouth in m³ / s.
Reservoirs
The Sebou is one of the most important water suppliers in Morocco, but it is only dammed once (Barrage Allal El Fassi) .
Tributaries
The Oued Ouerrha is shorter, but significantly richer in water than the Sebou, and feeds the al-Wahda reservoir , the largest reservoir in Morocco. Another tributary, the Oued Inaouen , is dammed by the Idriss I dam .
history
In ancient times, the Roman cities of Banasa and Thamusida were on the Oued Sebou.
Remarks
- ↑ a b Homepage UNH / GRDC - The Sebou in Azib Soltane. Retrieved July 2, 2020
- ↑ The information on the length of the Oued Sebou fluctuates between 450 km and 614 km, which has to do with measurement inaccuracies, but primarily with the unclear inclusion of the source rivers
